The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-06-25
INDIANAPOLIS THE VICTOR
Playing Steadilyin Good Form the Home
Nine Defeats the Philadelphia.
The Game Presented No Exceptional Features,
but the Crowd Was Enthusiastic over 1t
Chicago and New York Also Win.

Ar las. the Indianapolis club appears to have
struck it's gait and is playing winning ball. The
patrons of the game are hard to please il they
are not satisfied with the record made since the
return Of their favorites from the last trip to
Detroit and Chicago. Two out of three games
with Pittsburg two from Boston and the first of
this series of four games with Philadelphia.
The Quaker City players made their first APP
pearance here OF yesterday. and were defeated
IN well-played and hotly-contested game, by
the score of six to five. For the visitors Fergu-
lson, their crack pitcher, occupied the box, and
Boyle handled the ball for the home club. Both
did exceedingly well, but hard luck operated
against Boyle to some extent, and some of the
hits made off his delivery were on the scratch
order He struck out five men. and in close
places did good work. In fielding. the visitors
were decidedly worse than their opponents. and
allowed them to score five unearned runs.
In the second inning McGeachy scored the
drst of the game hard line drive to
right field for three bases and Bassett's long fly
to Fogarty. Philadelphia made one in the same
Inning. after two men were out, double to
left by Irwin aud a triple by Clements. In the
fourth they took the lead, Ferguson scoring
N single to left, McLaughlins out from Denny
to Shomberg and Twins two Dagger, but Myers
caught Irwin in trying to get to third on a passed
ball
The game was practically won by Indianapolis
in the fifth inning, when four men crossed the
plate most OF the trouble being chargeable to
Ferguson's wild pitching Bassett got his base
<Bn balls, and took second Twins tumble of
Gahilps nit Meyers went out fly to An
Irews. Then Ferguson hit Boyle with pitched
ball, filing the bases Shomberg's hit to Irwin
forced Bassett out at home plate, getting to first
himself, and again flling the bases. Ferguson
repeated himself, and forced Cahiu home by hit
ting Denny with the ball. Glasscocks splendid
drive tc left field field for two bases scored
Shomberg and Denny, but he was caught trying
60 steal third. Philadelphia crawled up notch
in their half of the inning on Basset's bad throw
of Clements's ball. Woods's hit To left and
Cahiils muf of Mulvey's fly, but Woods
Thrown out by Cahill at second, and Meyers,
with Shombergs assistance retired Andrews
o foul tip, throwing the ball to first in time to
retire Mulvey and the side.
Seerys two-bagger over Fogartys head. Bas-
sets out on fly to Fogarty, and McLauehlns
tumble of Cahill's hit added another and what
proved the winning run in the sixth
In the ninth the visitors within of
winning on McLaughlins double, Farrars triple
and Clements out from Denny to Shomberg.
The game exciting throughout, and
Abounded in brilliant plays. Glasscock and
Denny played their respective POSITIONS like
four-time winners. and Cahill made difficult
running catch. For the visitors Foearty car
ried off the honors in right field Following is
abe